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Re: A4 trailing arms

To: "merlin" <merlin@ameritech.net>, <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Subject: Re: A4 trailing arms
From: "G. Economou" <economou@tiac.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 12:36:34
In-Reply-To: <199709051354.JAA03264@mailhost.detroit.mi.ameritech.net>
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

At 09:54 AM 9/5/97 -0400, merlin wrote:
>i have a creaking sound when getting into the car, when driving over bumps
>etc.  the sound has been traced to the trailing arms after my local dealer
>replaced my shocks with no success.  anyway seems there might be a tsb
>about this.  any A4owners might want to get this checked...
>merlin
>96 A4q

Had the same problem with the front end.  Dealer replaced link bushings 
and shocks.  Didn't work.  After replacing left and right side control arms,
the loud creaking sounds were gone.  It took 2 months and 3 visits to cure
this.  

george
96 A4Q
86 4KS

References:
- A4 trailing arms
  - From: "merlin" <merlin@ameritech.net>

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